Trustee Conflict of Interest Detection
Automated screening for potential overlaps between charity trustees and the organisations providing services to their charities. The first NZ platform to automate this governance check.
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with both officers and service providers
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automated name matching
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unique individuals
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auditor, banker, consultant
Methodology & Important Context
This page uses automated name matching to identify potential overlaps between charity trustees and service providers. A trustee’s Companies Office directorships are compared against the charity’s registered service providers (auditors, accountants, lawyers, consultants).
A match does not indicate wrongdoing. Many overlaps are legitimate and properly disclosed. Charities may have valid governance reasons for these arrangements. This tool is intended to support disclosure review, not to make determinations of impropriety.
Name matching may produce false positives (e.g., common company name fragments) or miss conflicts where names differ. Results should be verified against charity annual returns and interest registers.
Detected Potential Overlaps
Potential conflict identified through automated name matching. This does not indicate wrongdoing and may require manual review.
| Charity | Trustee | Trustee’s Directorship | Matching Service Provider | Provider Type | Overlap Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Duff Charitable FoundationHealth | Kevin Drinkwater | CONTRACT MONKEY LIMITED | EY | auditor | Company Director ↔ Service Provider |
| Christchurch Methodist Central MissionReligion | Graeme McGlinn | GRANT THORNTON NEW ZEALAND LIMITED | Grant Thornton New Zealand | auditor | Company Director ↔ Service Provider |
| Midway Surf Rescue Community TrustArts & Culture | Michael Torrie | BDO GISBORNE LIMITED | BDO | auditor | Company Director ↔ Service Provider |
| Museum Of Transport And TechnologyHealth | Alastair Carruthers | TĀTAKI AUCKLAND UNLIMITED LIMITED | Tātaki Auckland Unlimited | banker | Company Director ↔ Service Provider |
| Otautahi Community Housing TrustHealth | Darren Evans | BDO CHRISTCHURCH LIMITED | BDO | auditor | Company Director ↔ Service Provider |
| Presbyterian Support CentralReligion | Peter Sherwin | GRANT THORNTON NEW ZEALAND LIMITED | Grant Thornton | consultant | Company Director ↔ Service Provider |
| The University Of Auckland FoundationEducation | Jonathan Mason | QEYNOS NEW ZEALAND LIMITED | EY | auditor | Company Director ↔ Service Provider |
| Victoria University of WellingtonEducation | David Smol | GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS (NEW ZEALAND) LIMITED | EY | auditor | Company Director ↔ Service Provider |
Sector Breakdown
Distribution of detected potential overlaps by charity sector.
Data sourced from Charities Services register, Companies Office director records, and automated name matching. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz.
For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.
Data as at 1 Oct 2026 · refreshed weekly from the Charities Register data we hold